Did the Orioles/MLB schedule another home game on the first Thursday in September again?

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I already get it that you don't care about a home opener (in fact, I don't really care either). But many people do. That is a fact, and not one that is changed by you continuing to assert that you or I don't care.

And this is not about "changing a schedule" like 2013. This is about voluntarily "making a schedule" (2014) that causes a possible conflict that you have publicly asserted to your city's fans you wanted to avoid. In short it is about lying. And about punishing some Baltimore fans just to spite the NFL. Both of which can be rightfully called out. And neither of which have been denied by any argument I have seen thus far (nor do I see how they ever will be considering the evidence).

Hold up. When did anyone punish Baltimore? Just because two posters on the Internet decided the scheduling for 2014 was deliberate, that is fact now?

Re: Did the Orioles/MLB schedule another home game on the first Thursday in September again?

In a huge reversal, race officials now say the Grand Prix will not return to Baltimore until at least 2016. And even that is considered unlikely.

It may be the finish line for the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Scheduling conflicts will bring the race to a screeching halt for at least the next two years.

...... After being held three straight years over Labor Day weekend, the race would have had to move in 2014 because Navy will face Ohio State on the Saturday before Labor Day at nearby M&T Bank Stadium.

“We spent the last few months working with Lamont, Indy, the Orioles, Ravens, the Convention Center and the city to come up with a date, and we haven’t been successful,” said JP Grant, Race On.

Opening Day as an event belongs to baseball. Opening day for football is contrived. And not even consistent. I don't give a crap about concerts in town or any of that nonsense. Play the game. Football is not a out carnivals or concerts. It is about the game.

Those of you getting upset about it are falling for the NFL propaganda machine. It is not that big a deal to almost anyone anywhere.

And, yes, it is up to the NFL to ask for the date. The Grand Prix people reserved the day ahead of time. It is not MLB's job to work out the NFL schedule when the NFL hasn't even announced yet that they are opening on Sept 5. They have been known to move their opening weekend. They used to open on Labor Day weekend. Now they try to avoid it. Nothing the NFL does is constant. Including the non-tradition of the Super Bowl champ opening at home on Thursday.

If the NFL adopts the 18 game season next year, opening night would be in mid to late August!

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Re: Did the Orioles/MLB schedule another home game on the first Thursday in September again?

I'm done arguing this one. You guys are right...the Orioles/MLB should get everything and anything they want, and the rest of the city should just be grateful to have the privilege of yielding to them. The Ravens and anyone else that wants to use public city resources can divide up whatever is left after the Orioles are done.

Re: Did the Orioles/MLB schedule another home game on the first Thursday in September again?

Originally Posted by Murphey37

Funny, the Raiders are trying to work with he A's if they get in the playoffs.

No, the NFL put a request in for the A's to not be at home because they think the Raiders have a better chance of winning the Superbowl than us. The NFL hates Baltimore and told the Orioles to just go ahead and play at home that day.

Re: Did the Orioles/MLB schedule another home game on the first Thursday in September again?

Originally Posted by Haloti92

How is it possible it was not deliberate? They knew the date. They scheduled a game on the date. They did not need to schedule a game on the date.

What else is missing?

I agree! The previous year the Ravens almost made it to the Super Bowl. The Orioles and MLB knew it was a possibility that the Ravens could have made it the following season and that the NFL now starts the season with the Official Kick Off Game on the Thursday before the rest of the NFL games. But also... were the Ravens offered to open at home on Sunday Night but decided to get the furtherest road game out of the way? Seems like the Ravens were willing to take a L to get the away game at Denver done and then extra days for the today's Home Opener.

Re: Did the Orioles/MLB schedule another home game on the first Thursday in September again?

Peter Angelos is one of the most powerful men in Baltimore, unfortunately. You best him, you deserve a pat on the back.

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